Tracy Garneau is a Canadian ultramarathoner. She was the 2010 UltraRunning Female North American runner of the year.[1]

Running career

Garneau began running at age eleven in her hometown of Vernon, British Columbia. She ran several marathons before running her first ultramarathon in 2004 by competing in the Canadian Death Race.[2] In 2008, she was part of the Canadian team which won the Transalpine-Run in the Alps.[3] In 2009, she placed third at the 50 mile San Francisco North Face Endurance Challenge.[4] The next year Garneau won the Western States Endurance Run in a time of 19 hours, 1 minute, and 55 seconds after coming from behind at the 80 mile mark.[5][6] She qualified for the Western States by winning the American River 50-mile Endurance Run.[7] In 2010, she also won four separate 50 mile races.[1] She set the Hawaiian Hurt 100 course record of twenty four hours and six minutes at the 2010 race, breaking the previous record by two hours and finishing third overall.[7][8]

She is sponsored by The North Face and works as a physical therapist.[2][7] Garneau runs almost exclusively on trails rather than paved roads. She often cross trains by snowshoeing in sub-zero temperatures and practicing yoga.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Roes, Garneau Named Ultra Runners of the Year". Ultrarunning. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Bio". Tracygarneau.ca. 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Transalpine-Run 2008: Das große Finale". Funsporting.de (in German). 9 August 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Mock, Justin. "The North Face Endurance Challenge Championship 2010 Women's Preview". Running Times. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  5. ↑ Schumacher, John (27 June 2010). "Roes wins Western States Endurance Run". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  6. ↑ Barber, Sarah (28 July 2010). "Marathons are for sissies..." Boise Weekly. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Mordhorst, Todd (10 April 2010). "They came from the north". The Auburn Journal. Auburn, CA. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "HURT 100: Oahu's 100-K and 100-Mile Ultramarathon". Runners' World. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
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